The Washington critic., 1887-02-25

present, are some Of the leading ston.
ographers of the country. These men
were very enthusiastic over the result.
They said; 1--WE eau use these ma
chimes and do away with amanuenses,
and these machines mean q revolution
In amanuensls work. A man can EN-
ploy at $40 month young man or
woman, and, by the aid of graphic.
phone, have oil the benefits OF the very
best stcnographer.. A stenographer
would have cost him from 81 300 to
$1,000 n year, and this machine
Will take down his words more &C.
curately, and that In such way that
the record can be reproduced from 400
TO 900 times without injurlng the orig
inal."
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Mrs. Kate Chase, who Is at the st.
james, says the New York CORE.
spondent of the Philadelphia Press, is
here partly for the purpose Of making
arrangements for the publication Of the
biography of her father, the late Chief
Justice, which she has undertaken to
write. In chatting about the matter
she said that she found the proposed
labor much greater than she at first
supposed, and the work likely to be
voluminous. She had been advised 10
bring out for the first volume Governor
Chase's connection with the war rs
most likely to be Of public interest in
this period Of war "reminiscences and
histories. Concerning report that she
will write book of personal rcmlnis
cences, covering the period of her life
In Washington, Mrs. Chase said that
she had not yet determined upon that
task. although strongly urged to do so
by many friends. Mrs. Chase's life at
Washington Is very quiet, but is,
nevertheless, so full OF duties with
reference to the education and career
difficult 10 secure the time for
authorship. Her daughter, Ethel,
who is with her in Washington, is am.
bilious to adopt the stage as a profes.
sion and lius been permitted to enter
for the life OF an artist. Miss Ethel Is
only 10 years of age, but is described
as womanly and thoughtful girl of
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herself for the stage by hard labor rs
student. She has undertaken Latin
and other languages with this idea In
view. She Is already good French
scholar, owing 10 her residence In
France. Her resolve to 60 upon the
stage has been prompted by desire to
help her mother, their income having
become much curtailed. The other
daughters are still in school at Fon.
taincbleau, near Paris. They have all
dropped the name of Sprague for that
Of Chase, their mother being known as
Mrs. Chase only.
Senator German, one of the shrewd-
est political managers In the Demo.
cratic party, is represented socially,
says Randolph" in the Philadelphia
Times, by one of the leaders Of Wash.
ington fashionable life. Mrs. German
is remembered at the picturesque and
busy capital of the Gibraltar of Penn.
sylvania Democracy, Berks, as the
beautiful Hannah Donegan, daughter
Of DR.. Joseph Donegan, of Reading.
When she became Mrs. German she
was the widow of Jordan Schwartz,
one Of the brightest lights Of the Berks
county bar. Arthur p. German met
and married In Washington this lady,
| who has adorned his household during
all his rising career from page to q
seat on the floor of the Senate, when
he was still holding subordinate place
In the body Of which he is now dis.
tingulshed member. His daughters,
inheriting the attractions and gifts Of
their mother, are at school. A young
son Is his fathers constant companion
In his hours of leisure. The junior Sen.
ator from Maryland is Ephraim King
Wilson, of Snow Hill, lawyer by pro.
fession. Mrs. Wilson was Julia Knox.
of one of the prominent families of
Southern Maryland. Her eldest
daughter, Ellen, is Mrs. Marian Hargis,
wife of leading merchant at Snow
Hill. Three younger daughters, the
eldest about the middle of her teens.
Mamie, Mary and Ethelyn, are at
school, receiving suitable training for
the high place of American woman
hood In the next generation Of the
daughters of the Republic. Mrs.
Wilson resides In Washington during
| the season, and does her share of the
social duties of the Senators families.
In the summer she enjoys the ocean
breezes Of the Atlantic from one side,
and the softer airs Of the Chesapeake
from the other, at her homo at Snow
Hill.